I had the honor of being invited in December to see the new La Prairie Spa and 3 Michelin star restaurant Epicure, which overlooks the most beautiful hotel courtyard in the Bristol Hotel in Paris.
The La Prairie Spa was beautiful and well needed. The treatment rooms have large windows to draw in inspiration from the outside and let you never forget that you are in Paris.
The Bristol hotel is the finest palace hotel in Paris. It was hard to believe they were ever lacking in what they just added; however, they achieved such greatness without it and they deserve to keep being rewarded for their perfectionism and hard work.
The Bristol is part of the Oetker Collection, which to me, is the best hotel collection so far. It has the most beautiful hotels and the best standards and service.
http://www.lebristolparis.com/